The conflict between the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves led to an intense begin, ensuing within the early ejections of three key gamers.
Within the opening minutes, with the sport nonetheless scoreless, there was a scuffle between Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels, leading to Thompson’s jersey being ripped, resulting in each gamers getting ejected.
Draymond Inexperienced was additionally ejected for placing Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert in a headlock.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr voiced his disagreement with Thompson’s ejection, stating, “There’s no method Klay Thompson ought to have been thrown out of the sport. He’s operating up the ground, and [McDaniels] grabs his jersey and he’s pulling on him. So Klay pulls again. No method Klay ought to have been ejected. That was ridiculous.”
Kerr additional defined the context of Inexperienced’s response, saying, “After which the Draymond piece of it – in the event you watch the replay, Rudy had his palms on Klay’s neck, and that’s why Draymond went after Rudy. I noticed one replay proper after it occurred.
“Guys on the again of the bench have been telling us that Rudy had Klay, and that’s why Draymond went at Rudy. In order that’s all I do know. But it surely was a weird option to begin the sport a minute and a half in.”